Charles Lee Tilden, Jr.
Charles Lee Tilden Jr., (June 4, 1894 – November 1, 1968) was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the gold medal as a member of the American rugby union team. Four years later he was a reserve player in the American Olympic rugby union team but did not play. He was a resident of Piedmont, California. See also *Charles Lee Tilden (father) References External linksprofile
1894 births 1968 deaths American rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Rugby union players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rugby United States international rugby union players Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{US-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ...
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